How to open the Outlook Connection Status box to see what type of connection Outlook for Windows is making to each mailbox. It’s hiding on an Outlook menu most people don’t even know about.
Microsoft’s instructions aren’t complete, try this:
- Outlook for Windows must be running
- Open the notification pane on the bottom right of Windows
- Hold down the Ctrl key
- Right-click on the Outlook icon
- Choose ‘Connection Status’
- That and the ‘Test Email AutoConfiguration’ option only appear on the menu when the Ctrl key is held down first.
That opens the Outlook Connection Status box which looks like this:
There’s a lot of nerdy information about each connection Outlook has to mailboxes and directories. The type of connection, encryption etc. Scroll right to see even more technical info which most people will never have to worry about.
Find out more at Discover the mailbox connection details in Outlook
Outlook for Mac connection status
There should be an equivalent ‘Connection Status’ box in Outlook for Mac but Microsoft hasn’t added one.
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